Vocabulary and Grammar - unit1-Grade 12

Mark the letter A, B, C or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the following questions.

Martin Luther King devoted his life to the ____ of voting right for black people.

• A. effort

• B. realization

• C. achievement

• D. performance

His father used to be a ____ professor at the university. Many students worshipped him..

• A. distinct

• B. distinctive

• C. distinguishing

• D. distinguished

He is ____-influenced by his father and grandfather. His behaviors and decisions are exactly the same.

• A. mightily

• B. strongly

• C. terribly

• D. weakly

We ____ the kittens carefully and sold them for a good profit.

• A. brought up

• B. grew up

• C . rose

• D. aroused

Thanks to the help of the teacher, she is _____ encouraging progress in math.

• A. doing

• B. making

• C. checking

• D. stopping

We ____ to the hospital to visit Mike when he ____ to say that he was fine.

• A. were driving - was calling

• B. drove - called

• C. were driving – called

• D. drove - was calling

Since they ____ us they ____ to visit us last Sunday, we ____ forward to the day.

• A. were telling - came - looked

• B . would tell – would visit - would look

• C. told – would come - were looking

• D. tell - are coming - will look

Good luck to you in your exam!

• A. Thank you! Same to you.

• B. Yeah. That's the one.

• C. Well, I'll see.

• D. Don't worry! I'll be fine.

I am so happy. I have just passed my history exam.

• A. Congratulations!

• B. What's the matter?

• C. Get well soon!

• D. Thanks a lot

She got so tired of waiting for him. She just got married to another man.

• A. She got so tired of waiting for him that at the end she got married to another man.

• B. She got so tired of waiting for him while she got married to another man.

• C. She got so tired of waiting for him afterwards she got married to another man.

• D. She got so tired of waiting for him as a result she got married to another man.